Published date: 1 September 2022

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 30 September 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

LS18 5HD

Procurement reference

ITS073LTU/rev1

Published date

1 September 2022

Closing date

30 September 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

ITS073 STUDENT E-PORTFOLIO

THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION (PMC).

High Level Requirements

• An engaging, easy to navigate ePortfolio platform for our students to use.
• Enables students to upload evidence of their academic and professional development.
• Allows a range of media to be uploaded, including both written documents and audio/video recordings.
• Able to embed an established workbook template which students update to record reflections e.g., MYEPAD template for Nursing Programmes.
• Enables students to share their workbook with internal and external assessors in line with programme requirements.
• Enables those assessors to read, edit and share the updated workbook with students.
• Enables graduates to share ePortfolio content with prospective employers via an open accessible link or URL, e.g., placing a link within a LinkedIn profile.
• Ability to continue to use the platform beyond graduation for CPD activities.
• Potential to utilise for recording and tracking Personal Tutoring activities.
• Ability to extract data and insights for reporting purposes.
• Ability to integrate with institutional VLE (Moodle).
• Ensures that all users including administrators access the systems through Single Sign On (SSO) or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

High Level Plan
• End Sept 2022 - PMC responses consolidated
• Mid Oct 2022 - conclusion of any meetings/ dialogue under PMC
• Mid Oct 2022 - business case submission and approval
• End Oct 2022 - Publish procurement documents
• Early Dec 2022 - Intention to award published
• Early Jan 2023 - Contract Award
• Feb-Sept 2023 - Implementation and testing
• September 2023 - System Live

In respect of the above Leeds Trinity University seeks advice from independent experts/authorities/market participants with a view to developing the scope and specifications needed to plan and conduct its procurement procedures.

For the avoidance of doubt, no call for competition has been made, and no contract award opportunity identified. All relevant information exchanged or resulting from this PMC will be documented and where not considered commercially confidential, may be communicated to other candidates and tenderers participating in any resultant procurement procedure.

Please advise you interest by e-mail to Mark Hayter, Head of Procurement at m.hayter@leedstrinity.ac.uk no later than 30th September 2022

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Hayter

Address

Brownberrie Lane,Horsforth
LEEDS
LS185HD
England

Telephone

01132837100

Email

m.hayter@leedstrinity.ac.uk